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Walk: Cawsand to Rame Head

It was March 2021 and we were about to put the clocks forward. All of us were hoping for a bit of warmth and drier weather to get out in…

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A Beginner’s Guide to Hiking and Long Walks

Paul Michael 23rd February 2021 No Comments Hiking Mapping Walking Walking Apps Walking Safety

Where to Begin with Hiking and Long Walks Everyone has to start somewhere, right? This article is a beginner’s guide on hiking and long walks. Over the years, it has…

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Camera Gear: A Bag’s a Bag!

Paul Michael 7th February 2021 No Comments Hiking Photography Walking

I read my fair share of photography magazines and articles, and get perplexed by all the recommendations for camera gear bags. it’s a minefield of variations of shoulder bags, holsters…

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Walk the Rame Peninsula

Paul Michael 30th December 2020 No Comments Beaches Cawsand Coastal Cornwall Cremyll Hiking Kingsand Maker Mount Edgecumbe Penlee Photography Rame Head Rame Peninsula SE Cornwall South West Coast Path Walk Cornwall Walking Whitsand Bay

Rame Head is a beautiful landmark and coastal headland in SE Cornwall. It is a pyramidal-shaped rock that juts out to the sea to the west of Plymouth Sound. Atop…

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Christmas at Looe

Paul Michael 20th December 2020 No Comments Cornwall Looe Short Walks Walk Cornwall Walking

It’s the run-up to Christmas, just 5 days to go, and we set off for a short walk around Looe to see the lights. We arrived at 4pm and, after…

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A Jaunt Around Rame Head

Paul Michael 3rd December 2020 No Comments Cawsand Coast Cornwall Hiking Kingsand Penlee Rame Rame Head Rame Peninsula SE Cornwall Short Walks Walk Cornwall Walking

I’d taken a couple of days off of work and, on the first day, I took the opportunity to get out for a walk after lunch. It was early December…

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A Bimble to Bodmin Moor

Paul Michael 22nd November 2020 No Comments Bodmin Moor Cornwall Hiking Minions Short Walks Walk Cornwall Walking

It seems that my days off are greeted with horrible weather lately. I’ve also been decorating, so leisure time is fairly restricted. This weekend has been dull and wet –…

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Ferry to Mount Batten

Paul Michael 25th October 2020 No Comments Barbican Day Trip Devon Hiking Mount Batten Plymouth Plymouth Hoe Short Walks Visit Devon Walking

With autumn moving on, the weather being less predictable and the winds a-blowing, we took advantage of a sunny day. We took a day trip to Plymouth Hoe and the…

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Circular Walk: Polzeath to Port Quin to Port Isaac

Paul Michael 20th September 2020 No Comments Beaches Coastal Cornwall Hiking North Cornwall Polzeath Port Isaac Port Quinn Walk Cornwall Walking

Late September on the last day of summer, I had plotted a circular walk from Polzeath to Port Quin, onto Port Isaac and back again. As the route map…

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Coastal Walks

Paul Michael 22nd October 2018 No Comments Coastal Hiking Photography Walking

Many of my articles are about coastal walks, mostly around Devon and Cornwall and the South West Coast Path. Although I enjoy inland walks, especially our two great Moors –…